Suzukichō Station
KK22 Suzukichō Station 鈴木町駅 | |||||||||||
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![]() Station building (February 2011) | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Suzukichō 2-chome, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 210-0801 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°32′07″N 139°43′15″E / 35.5353°N 139.7207°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | ![]() | ||||||||||
Line(s) | KK Daishi Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 2.0 km from Keikyū Kawasaki | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Station code | KK22 | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | December 10, 1929 | ||||||||||
Previous names | Ajinomoto-mae (味の素前) (until 1944) | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2019 | 11,229 | ||||||||||
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Suzukichō Station (鈴木町駅, Suzukichō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keikyū.
Lines
[edit]Suzukichō Station is served by the Keikyū Daishi Line and is located 2.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Keikyū Kawasaki Station.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by an underpass. There are two exits both on the west side of the station; the main exit is on the Kawasaki bound platform, with the Kojimashiden bound platform having a limited exit that is only open during the morning hours.[1]
Platforms
[edit]1 | KK Keikyū Daishi Line | for Kojimashinden |
2 | KK Keikyū Daishi Line | for Keikyū Kawasaki |
History
[edit]Suzukichō Station opened on December 10, 1929 as a station on the Keihin Electric Railway, the predecessor to the current Keihin Electric Express Railway. Initially named Ajinomoto-mae Station (味の素前駅, Ajinomoto-mae-eki) after the adjacent factory operated by the Ajinomoto Corporation, it was renamed to its present name on 20 October 1944, in homage of Saburosuke Suzuki, a founder of Ajinomoto. The station building was renovated in 2010.[1]
Keikyū introduced station numbering to its stations on 21 October 2010; Suzukichō Station was assigned station number KK22.[2]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 11,229 passengers daily.[3]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal year | daily average | |
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2005 | 7,915 | [4] |
2010 | 8,114 | [5] |
2015 | 9,385 | [6] |
Surrounding area
[edit]The station serves local factories in the area.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b 鉄道チャンネル. "川崎市川崎区鈴木町に人は住んでいません【駅ぶら03】京浜急行125 | 鉄道コラム". 鉄道チャンネル (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-07-10.
- ^ "京急線全駅にて駅ナンバリングを開始します" [Station numbering will be introduced to all stations on the Keikyu Line]. KEIKYU WEB. 25 June 2010. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "Keihin Electric Railway handbook 2020-2021year= 2020" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Keikyū. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧(平成18年度) [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2005)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧(平成23年度) [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧(平成28年度 [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ PHP研究所; ピーエイチピー研究所= (2013-09-25). 京急電鉄のひみつ (in Japanese). PHP研究所. p. 48. ISBN 978-4-569-81408-7.
- Miura, Kazuo (1998). Keikyu Kakuekiteisha to Kamakura Monogatari. Inba Publishing. ISBN 978-4808306243.(in Japanese)
External links
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- Official website (in Japanese)